Rariry allowed Sweetie and Scootaloo to comfort Dinky. "If I may ask why would Ruby hate you? You seem like a nice filly. Maybe there was some misunderstanding I can help with." Rarity asked still concerned.

***Dr. G chuckled and hands Kat the skirt. "You and Cap look good for having a blood transfusion straight out of 1945. Before you run off to change let me see that hand." He examined the stitched arm. "Looks good just no heavy lifting. After you get dressed I'll look at your leg." Dr. G said smiling.

He then walked a little ways and stumbled falling flat on his face his prosthetic leg a distance away.

Lux smiled sheepishly at Vulpus "Sorry, old habits die hard" he then looked at Twilight "I guess we got off on the wrong foot, while I am a murderer, I'm part of your group until further notice, and I'm a loyal murderer!" Lux said cheerfully "And I'm not the worst person I've met, close, but not quite, so while I am scum, I'm not below scum, so I hope we can get along!" Lux said, smile unwavering***

Scootaloo briefly cursed herself for being unable to take immediate action like Sweetie, instead just following her friend, Scootaloo looked at Dinky to see if there were any serious injuries, thankfuly it was just scratches and bruises "Do you need any help?" Scootaloo asked, immediately realizing that was a dumb question

Leesa went over to Doctor G's prosthetic leg and helped him put it on. "My dad was in the same position as you are. Except he lost his leg in a war a while ago that doesn't seem to matter now." Leesa helps him get on his foot and prosthetic foot and smiles before going to sit down again.

Scootaloo decided to reword that "Want us to help with Ruby?" Scootaloo paused for a second, Scootaloo looked at Sweetie and Rarity, she then decided to go ahead "We can help fix any misunderstandings, but what happened?" Scootaloo asked, hoping to be able to help

***

Lux heard what Vulpus said "the habit I was referring to was my wariness of people, I believe I can at least keep my murderous intent in check... as long as betrayal isn't involved anyway" Lux said cheerfully, his smile not letting up

"never was a fan of betrayal...I mean never been betrayed beyond getting team killed on some games. So I can't say from experience but..."Vulpus pointed to doc and kat. "From what we've learned someone betrayed the group. Don't know when, where or who it was but I'm guessing it was at the lab they were at. Where everyone got hurt. Could be wrong. Could be reading too much into the doc's words."

sweetie sat up rubbing dinky's mane before looking at rarity and scootaloo unsure what she should do.

The Doctor glared at the viewing screen. "What do you want, Master ?" he growled.

"I just wanted to remind you that my dueling wound won't slow me down for very long." The Master said. "Also I believe you left something at the lab. You might want to it back." The Master brought Canister a disembodied hand suspended in liquid in to frame. "Of course I'm not going to just hand it over to you!" The Master chuckled. "Think of all the things I could do with Time Lord DNA. Oh the possibilities! I bet if you gave me, say, two days I could make a tracking device coded to your DNA And find where you and your friends hiding! Just some food for thought! See you later!"

Amalthea leaped over one of the over turned taxi wagons that littered the street, a dead Pegasus swooped in at that exact moment, rotted mouth prepared to snap the end of her tail. It might have made contact if not for Dumbbell who flew, tackling the ghoul with so much force that its half decayed body practically snapped in half when it hit a lamp pole.

The stallion growled and his back legs flew into a powerful kick, bucking another zombie out of the sky.“I literally just saved your tail!” Dumbbell argued. “And shut up, I’m running as fast as I can!” he cursed and continued at a heart pounding gallop, biting his tongue to keep from screaming like a filly. The things were close, their dead hollow eyes nearly surrounding him on all sides, their mealy mouths opened in an insistent hiss that would give him a whole pack of nightmares if he lived long enough to fall asleep.

It was like that one time when he threw a rock at a wasp nest when he was just a little colt. Those wasps were getting their revenge. The pegasi sounded just like that enraged horde of that broken wasp nests, bearing down on him to sink their teeth into his neck all at the same time.

“I see dem! We’re almost there!” Amalthea took only a brief moment to look over her shoulder and see if he was keeping pace, when one of the ghouls swooped into her path.

“Amalthea, your front!” Dumbbell yelled but in the pit of his gut he knew it was too late, she wouldn’t be able to duck out of the way in time, not at this speed, and he was too far back to help her. It was gonna gouge her! Then he heard a *sshthunk!* and suddenly the zombie wasn’t in the air any more.

“Wh-hoa!” Amalthea half way tripped over the thing but managed to maintain enough balance to avoid falling on top of the now dead zombie.

*sshthunk!” *ssshhtunk!*

More undead beasts fell on all sides. Dumbbell laughed uproariously.

“They’re shooting them down; we’re going to make it!”

A line of ponies in uniform stood in front of the building they were running towards, Dumbbell just caught the tail ends of a few other ponies practically being pushed inside, a heavily enforced door closing behind them.

***

“Go for a pinning shot! Ready your aim, ponies! FIRE!”

A second mighty volley was released and more flying monsters fell out of the sky, it was just enough to give the two runners slightly more than a white on rice chance of escape.

“Fire!”The thirdvolley did even more damage.

“That’s…less than two hundred feet away!” They’re right ontop of us!”

“Keep shooting.”Their captain bellowed. He wouldn’t let hisponies break now, not when they were so close to saving someone’s life. The seconds stretched and nerves threatened to break, never had any one on the force needed to stand against such an enemy in the face of certain death.

“Keep the doors open,”was the order.“Once the survivors get over that last line of turned over wagons, we fall back to the inside and keep picking off zombies from there!”

He knew it seemed cruel,but he had the lives of every other pony to consider. If the survivors were not fast enough, then they couldn’t risk more life trying to rush out and save them. If the survivors didn’t make it then he would have to be sure that all of his followers made it back in before the oncoming wave could tear into them, and worse yet, get inside of the building.

“Sweet cradle of Luna, one hundred feet!”One pony cried, there was a deep quake in hisvoice. Indeed, the line of turned over wagons marked a point of one hundred feet from their door step. Less than a third of a hoofball field, their survival had just been pared down to mere seconds.

(This is it)the Captain thought grimly.

“Every pony fall back! Get behind the line and into the building now!”

The archers didn’t need to be told twice. All but one who for some reason wouldn’t follow the order, the captain pony turned on him in fury.

“You there, I said fall back!” The seconds were counting down. “What do you think you’re doing?”

Added (2015-10-19, 8:31 AM)---------------------------------------------***The two runners were coming on like two Olympic heavy weightsgunning for the finish line. But so strong was their terror that they had actually managed to out run their pursuers by at least two dozen yards before they jumped over the taxi barriers. The lone soldier let loose one morebolt, taking down the nearest flying zombie though it was by then unnecessary.

"Makeway, we're comin through!"

Everything happened at once. The soldier and captain finally broke for the safety of their base, the captain calling for them to close the doors even before they reached it. They doors were closing, and Amalthea almost lost her tail for a second time as she and Dumbbell practically over took the city ponies, and they toppled head over hoof through the heavy doors. Two seconds later they snapped shut. Three seconds later came the impact.

Rarity excused herself and left Dinky in her mother's care. She walked back into the house and thought if I were Ruby where would I go? She searched the first floor quietly. She listened for the sound of a crying filly. She made her way carefully upstairs and began inspecting the upstairs rooms. In one of the rooms was a blood spattered mirror. Rarity looked at her reflection and cringed. She was a mess alright she fixed her mane somewhat and moved along carefully checking rooms in search of Ruby. "Ruby Darling where are you?" She called into the rooms as she searched.

Sweetie poked at scootaloo and motioned her to the barn. "I think we should leave this to rarity and miss derpy." Sweetie whispered. "Wanna go see what mister time is doing in that big box thing of his in the barn?"

Scootaloo nodded "Okay, sounds fun" Scootaloo wispered, following Sweetie Belle into the barn, hoping that whatever happened with Dinky could eventually be solved

***

Twilight was still disgusted with the human, she just couldn't believe how... Odd his answer was, she expected backpeddling or anger not a laugh and a smile, and beyond that he actually went on to insult himself, not her or anyone else

(What's wrong with him, nopony I know calls themselves scum and 'close to the worst person I've met' with a smile, he swore loyalty and hasn't actually attacked anyone though... I guess I can give him the benefit of the doubt) Twilight thought as she turned to Lux "I guess, but if you attack anyone you'll get what's coming to you!" She finished, trying her best at a threat

Lux looked at the mare and gave her a warm smile "Understood, won't let you down leader#2!" Lux said with his usual cheerfulness

"You think dinky's gonna be ok?" Sweetie asked softly."and ruby too...we'll have to be extra nice to them later."

Sweetie poked her head back in the barn slowly waddling inside"Mister time are you still in here?"

***

Vulpus was glad the twilight lux situation didn't end in either side bloody. Her ears flicked (or not since human ears don't do that.) as she heard voices from outside."What's going on now? Never a dull moment....wanna see what going on lux?Doc? Leesa? Twilight?"

Scootaloo nodded "Yeah, hope that sorts out, but we'll do what we can to help, right?" Scootaloo said, her confidence coming back

"Miss Derpy, you still in here?" Scootaloo called out

***

Lux smiled at Vulpus "Sure sounds interesting, lead the way Foxgirl!" Lux said with his usual smile

Twilight was shocked "L-Leader # 2! I'll let you know I-" Twilight was saying until she noticed Lux walking away "Get back here, we haven't sorted out this leader buisness!" Twilight said, disliking being called inferior to the human